All things we possess are from God, including money and time. Therefore, it’s natural that we give them to God in the form of tithes and offerings.
A female believer named Xiaoyin, hailing from a remote village, was admitted to college. However, her parents were quite worried about the expensive tuition and monthly living expenses they needed to cover for her. After working tirelessly for a year, they finally managed to barely collect enough money for the tuition, but they could not guarantee regular monthly living expenses for her.
While attending college, she learned about tithing from the Bible, but she realized that she was not financially capable of paying tithes at the moment. Nevertheless, Xiaoyin did not want to appear empty-handed before the Lord. She decided to walk to church instead of taking the bus so that she could save two yuan each time and put the money saved into the offering box. It would take around half an hour to walk from school to the church, which meant it would take approximately one hour to go back and forth. She continued this practice for about two years until she moved to the new campus located in the suburbs, making it impractical for her to walk to the church.
By chance, Xiaoyin discovered a campus fellowship on the new campus. Despite attending classes, participating in school club activities during her spare time, and doing part-time jobs, she served as the host of the campus fellowship and the leader of the Bible study group, the prayer group, and the caring group. During her service, Xiaoyin prepared well and spent time reading scriptures, praying, and caring for other believers.
As human beings, our time on earth is limited and in God’s hands. Thus, dedicating our time to Him is an honor and grace from God. We Should not procrastinate or wait until old age to serve Him, as none of us knows what will happen next.
(This article is originally published by the Gospel Times, and the writer is a Christian from Fujian Province.)
- Translated by Stephen Huang
我们所拥有的一切都是从神而来的，我们将从神而来的金钱和时间奉献给神，这是理所应当的。
小音姐妹来自偏远的小乡村，考上大学后，几千元的学费和每月的生活费却让她的父母很苦恼。父母辛苦劳作一年，才能勉强凑齐学费，每月也无法固定的给小音寄生活费。
在校期间，她不敢乱花钱。她从《圣经》中了解到关于十一奉献的真理，但她深知自己暂时没有十一奉献的能力。然而，她也不愿意空手朝见主。因此，她在心里默默做了一个决定：不坐公交车去做礼拜，而是走路去，这样的话，就可以节约两元的车费，将节约下来的车费作为奉献投入奉献箱。从学校走路去礼拜堂，大约需要半个小时，这就意味着来回需要一个小时。这个习惯，小音坚持了大约两年，直到学校搬到新校区。因为新校区在郊区，离礼拜堂实在太远了，走路不大现实。
一次偶然的机会，小音在新校区找到了校园团契。她除了上课，闲暇时间也参与学校的社团活动，还忙着做兼职。即便如此，她还担任校园团契的主持人，同时她也担任查经组、祷告组和关怀组的组长。在服侍期间，小音需要做好充分的预备，需要花时间读经、祷告，还要花时间关怀其他肢体。
我们一生的年日都在神的手中，能够将有限的时间奉献给神，这是神给我们的荣耀和恩典。千万不要推脱，想着等自己老了再去服侍，有谁能够知道下一秒的事情呢？
注：本文为特约/自由撰稿人文章，作者系福建一名基督徒。
一位女大学生的奉献
All things we possess are from God, including money and time. Therefore, it’s natural that we give them to God in the form of tithes and offerings.
A female believer named Xiaoyin, hailing from a remote village, was admitted to college. However, her parents were quite worried about the expensive tuition and monthly living expenses they needed to cover for her. After working tirelessly for a year, they finally managed to barely collect enough money for the tuition, but they could not guarantee regular monthly living expenses for her.
While attending college, she learned about tithing from the Bible, but she realized that she was not financially capable of paying tithes at the moment. Nevertheless, Xiaoyin did not want to appear empty-handed before the Lord. She decided to walk to church instead of taking the bus so that she could save two yuan each time and put the money saved into the offering box. It would take around half an hour to walk from school to the church, which meant it would take approximately one hour to go back and forth. She continued this practice for about two years until she moved to the new campus located in the suburbs, making it impractical for her to walk to the church.
By chance, Xiaoyin discovered a campus fellowship on the new campus. Despite attending classes, participating in school club activities during her spare time, and doing part-time jobs, she served as the host of the campus fellowship and the leader of the Bible study group, the prayer group, and the caring group. During her service, Xiaoyin prepared well and spent time reading scriptures, praying, and caring for other believers.
As human beings, our time on earth is limited and in God’s hands. Thus, dedicating our time to Him is an honor and grace from God. We Should not procrastinate or wait until old age to serve Him, as none of us knows what will happen next.
(This article is originally published by the Gospel Times, and the writer is a Christian from Fujian Province.)
- Translated by Stephen Huang
College Student Gives Her All to the Lord
